AI makes racist judgement calls when asked to evaluate speakers of African American vernacular English Link 23 votes
Doctors receptive to AI collaboration in simulated clinical case without introducing bias Link 6 votes
AI models found to show language bias by recommending Black defendents be 'sentenced to death' Link 28 votes
AI was asked to create images of Black African docs treating white kids. How'd it go? Article 1491 words, published Oct 6 2023 31 votes
What I learned about algorithmic bias from creating the first AI-generated faces on Wikimedia Commons Article 1098 words, published Oct 4 2019 13 votes
Black Twitter abandons Musk's X. The influential online community that gave rise to social movements like #BlackLivesMatter is now a ‘digital diaspora’ in search of a new home. social media Article 1959 words, published Aug 6 2023 66 votes
Accused of cheating by an algorithm, and a Professor she had never met. An unsettling glimpse at the digitization of education. amazon.rekognition Article 1915 words, published May 27 2022 17 votes
Pressing flesh against flesh 🤝: The multi-skin toned handshake emoji reveals that it is more than a routine gesture Article 1010 words 9 votes
Silicon Valley has deep pockets for African startups – if you’re not African Article 1779 words, published Jul 17 2020 10 votes
Shows of support for racial justice from social media giants like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube don’t address the way the platforms have been weaponized by racists and partisan provocateurs social media google facebook Article 1886 words 11 votes
The digital archives of the oldest Black newspaper in America show a long struggle for justice Article 45 words 5 votes
Alexis Ohanian (site co-founder) resigns from Reddit's board, urging them to fill his seat with a black candidate and pledging future gains on his stock to serve the black community social media Link 63 votes
NIST study evaluates effects of race, age, sex on face recognition software - Findings included that many algorithms had false positive rates 10 to 100 times higher for non-Caucasians privacy Article 1079 words 7 votes
San Francisco says it will use AI to reduce bias when charging people with crimes Article 631 words 11 votes
Wikipedia’s refusal to profile a Black female scientist shows its diversity problem Article 1464 words 13 votes
The right to bear arms (and say shocking stuff on Facebook) social media facebook Article 6618 words 8 votes